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  "title": "Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ebola-death-toll-surpasses-4-000-as-dr-congo-struggles-to-suppress",
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  "published": "2026-10-02T12:56:18.000Z",
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  "summary": "Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic.",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Ebola Death Toll In DR Congo Exceeds 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/world-ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-exceeds-4-000",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:14:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ebola-death-toll-in-congo-tops-4-000-in-fastest-growing-outbreak-on",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:24:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo-11450074",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:13:04.000Z"
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        "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:13:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/an-ebola-treatment-center-was-burned-down-as-the-death-toll-in-congo-11457817",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:25:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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